Linux kernel compatability
Poul-Henning Kamp
phk at phk.freebsd.dk
Tue Jan 4 08:14:29 UTC 2011
In message <alpine.BSF.2.00.1101031333400.1450 at desktop>, Jeff Roberson writes:
>Also, linux likes to change things very rapidly. Not to mention a lot of
>their APIs go against the grain on BSD and we would not find them
>aesthetically or architecturally pleasing.
Absolutely.
But we, as a project, must also weigh the cost of our sensibilities
and preferences, against how much work we must expend to uphold them.
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